Dish cleaner and drier.



E. E. HERSHEY.

DISH CLEANER AND DRIER.

APPLIOATIOH nun we. n, 1913 Patented July 28; 1914.

ATTORNEYS EUSEB IUS E. HERSHEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DISH cit-mm AND DRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 11, 1913. Serial No. 784 054.

To all .whom it may concern Be it known that I, EUsnBIUs E. HER- SHEY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and. useful Dish Cleaner and Drier, of which the following is a specification. A

My invention consists of a device designed more particularly for washin or cleaning dishes involving means for orcibly directing water against the same with a circulating and circuitous or whirling effect, and means for supplying air to the dishcontainer, thus preventing the formation of a cushion in the latter, which otherwise would retard or interfere with the uninterrupted motion of the water, the air supply being also utilized to be directed against the dishes to drain, cool and dry the same in an effective manner.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanyin drawing, but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific arran 'ement and organization .shown and escribed.

Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a dish cleaner and drier embodying my invent-ion. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section of a portion thereof at a right angle to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a top or plan view, the lid or cover of the device having been removed. Fig. 4 represents another embodiment. Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings :1 designates a can or tank or other suitable vessel, and

2 designates the lid thereof, said lid being hollow forming a chamber or receptacle for water with which to wash or cleanthe dishes placed in the can, and which is open at the top to supply the water thereto. Supported on the can and removably connected with the bottom of said receptacle is the outlet pipe 3 which is provided with the plug or stopper 4 which by means of the handle 5 connected therewith may be operated to open and close said piple j for evident purposes. Depending from t e bottom of said rece'ptacle is the deflector 6 which is composed of an inverted conical shaped plate connected with said bottom by means of the ears 7 and separated therefrom to form the passage 8 which leads to the vent or pipe 9 3 and so enter the ole and is .in communication with said passage for the escape of air from'the can 1,- as will be hereinafter further referred to.

)n the bottom of the can 1 is the base 10, which is composed of a body having therein the vertical ports 11,'the horizontal passages 12 communicating therewith and the central chamber 13, the latter being in communication with said passages 12 and containing the propeller or bladed-wheel 14. On the exterior of the side of the can 1 are the flues 15 and 16, the flue 15-having the lower end of the outlet pipe 3 enteringthe same, so that the water from the rece tacle 2 may which rises from the bottom of the iecpta- Patented July 28, 1914..

enter said flue and be directed y the same to the passages 12 and consequently to the chamber 13. The flue 16 is open at'the top to the atmosphere and connected at the bottom with another passage 12, whereby the interior of the can 1 may be supplied with air for a purpose to be hereinafter explained. The propeller 14 is mounted on the vertical shaft 17 whose bearings are on the bottom of the can 1, and which carries the grooved pulley 18, around which passes the endless belt 19 which latter also passes around the guide pulleys 20 whose bearings are on the hangers 21 on the bottom of the can. Said belt also passes around the grooved wheel 22 whose axle 23 is on the side of the can 1 and which is provided ,with a crank handle 24, whereby said wheel may be operated to produce the power through the intermediatemembers necessary to rotate the propeller 14. The base 10 is adapted to'support the rack or basket 25 in which the dishes to be washed or cleansed are placed preferably in upright position. I

The operation is as follows :-The lid is raised the pipe 3 remaining in its position on the can and the dishes are placed on the rack or basket 25, after which the lid is restored thus closing the top of the can. Water of proper temperature is placed in the receptacle 2, andthe stopper 4 raised to allow the water to flow through the pipe flue 15, from whence it enters the passage 12 and the chamber 13. The wheel 22 is operated whereby the propeller is rotated, and the water is subjected to the action of the latter, whereby it is forcibly whirled upwardly through the rack 25 and consequently against the dishes therein. Then the water descends and returns to the chamber 13, more particularly through the ports 11 and thus continuously supplies the propeller so that its action is circuitous on the dishes. Air is drawn into the can through the flues 15 and 16 and'expelled through the passage 8 and pipe or vent 9, thus preventing the formation of a cushion within the can and so permitting the water to rise to fullest extent by the action of the propeller, it beingevident that the deflector which may receive the impact of theascending water, prevents the clogging and closing of the passage 8 by the same.

Attention is directed to the fact that the water acts u on the dishes with cyclonic or. whirlpool e ect, and is so dashed against the same in forcible circular streams, that the cleaning or washing of the dishes is efl'ectively accomplished. Then a discharge pipe such as 26 is opened thus clearing the can of dish water, after which rotation of the propeller is continued whereby air is directed againstthe dishes so that they are drained, cooled and dried, when they may be removed in condition .for immediate use.

In order to rinse the dishes with fresh water, I employ a receptacle similar to that shown in the other figures, and provide below the bottom thereof,.the perforated diaphragm 27, and dispense with the deflector 6. In said bottom is an outlet which is occupied by the plug or stopper 28, which when raised or opened, allows said Water to reach said diaphragm 27, and so drop on the dishes, the effect of which is evident, but said water may be employed primarily for cleaning or washing the dishes, it reaching the propeller 14 and so being subjected to the upward force thereof to act as previously described.

In starting the cleaning operation, the propeller may be rotated with but a small quantity of water first admitted thereto, so that said operation may be gradual and gentle, without severity, or heavily-loading the said propeller, and" consequently the power or driving. wheel 22.

Of course, the device is serviceable for washing or cleaning and drying of articles other than dishes.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I 1. In a dish washer, a vessel, and a base member adapted to close the bottom of said vessel composed of a body having centrally therein a propeller chamber, a passage which extends horizontall from the circumference of said body to said chamber, and a vertically extending port, the latter being loctween the center and circumference of said body and adapted to communicate with the interior of said vessel and with said passage.

2. A vessel, a water supply receptacle therein, a deflector in said vessel below said receptacle, a propelling member in the base of said vessel constructed t forcibly throw the water centrally upwar tact with the articles to be cleansed, a conveyer of water from said receptacle to said member, a conveyor for air from the atinosphere to said member, an outlet pipe for air from said vessel, and an air passage intermediate of said deflector and receptacle in communication with said air outlet pipe.

EUSEBIU S E. HERSHEY.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. VVmDnnsnniM, N. BUSSINGER.

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